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Kuwait Direct taxes 1998: Interactive Chart & Historical Data

Direct taxes in Kuwait stood at 24.58% in 1998, according to World Bank. The latest value is up 6.06 percentage points from 18.52% in 1997. Ten years earlier, in 1988, the value was 19.72% (up 4.86 percentage points since). The highest value since 1972 was 79.63% in 1978, the lowest 15.38% in 1996. Kuwait ranked 63rd highest of the 91 countries in this dataset in 1998; United States ranked first.

Data source: World Bank · Unit: % · Category: Macroeconomics · Explore more indicators on EconDash

Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1972–1998

Key facts

What is the latest Direct taxes in Kuwait?

Direct taxes in Kuwait stood at 24.58% in 1998, according to World Bank.

Is Direct taxes in Kuwait rising or falling?

The latest value is up 6.06 percentage points from 18.52% in 1997. Ten years earlier, in 1988, the value was 19.72% (up 4.86 percentage points since).

How does Kuwait rank for Direct taxes?

Kuwait ranked 63rd highest of the 91 countries in this dataset in 1998; United States ranked first.

What is the highest Direct taxes on record in Kuwait?

The highest value since 1972 was 79.63% in 1978, the lowest 15.38% in 1996.

Metadata for Direct taxes in Kuwait
IndicatorDirect taxes
CountryKuwait
CategoryMacroeconomics
Unit%
SourceWorld Bank
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API accessEconDash API documentation

Last available value: 24.58% (1998)

Latest data for Kuwait: 1998. Other countries in this series have data up to 2024.

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Source:World Bank — series GC.TAX.YPKG.ZS
License:CC BY 4.0
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APA

World Bank. (2026). Direct taxes — Kuwait [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/direct-taxes/KWT. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.YPKG.ZS

MLA

World Bank. "Direct taxes — Kuwait." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/direct-taxes/KWT. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.YPKG.ZS.

Chicago

World Bank. 2026. "Direct taxes — Kuwait." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/direct-taxes/KWT. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.YPKG.ZS.

BibTeX
@misc{econdash_direct_taxes_kwt,
  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {{Direct taxes --- Kuwait}},
  howpublished = {EconDash},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://econdash.org/chart/direct-taxes/KWT},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.TAX.YPKG.ZS}
}